Camden Fringe

The Camden Fringe will be back in 2024! Keep your eyes peeled for new listings HERE

Caroline McEvoy: Glass Child

Caroline had a pretty typical childhood. Her younger brother, who has autism, did not. In her latest show, Caroline looks back at their upbringing in Northern Ireland, with 45 minutes of jokes, stories and silliness.

30/07/2024 7:30 pm

Will Rowland: Masterpiece in Progress

The New Comedian of the Year finalist and co-creator of Crizards (**** The Guardian) uncurls from his sleeping spot in the airing cupboard to ponder life’s most pressing issues: the decline of civilisation, the degradation of the natural world, and the dwindling acceptance of invitations to his birthday barbeques.

Praise for Crizards:

★★★★ The Telegraph

★★★★ Broadway Baby

★★★★ The List

★★★★ Entertainment Focus

★★★★ The Skinny

★★★★ Edinburgh Festivals Magazine

★★★★★ Broadway World

 

29/07/2024 8:00 pm

Steph Aritone: Weather Girl (Work in Progress)

Rainy? Cloudy? Sunny? You choose in Steph’s 45 minute stand-up comedy show where she wrestles with the elements (of her mind).

BBC New Comedy Award Shortlist 2023.
Roast Battle UK 2nd place 2023.
Roast Battle UK finalist 2022.
As seen on NextUp’s Access Festival 2023.
The Comedy Wine List podcast (downloaded 12,000 times).
Host of South Kensington Comedy Club.

“Clearly confident and comfortable in her own skin” (ArtefactMagazine.com).
“Aritone also appears completely at home on stage. You feel like you’re in safe hands throughout the show” Lost In Theatreland.

03/08/2024 5:00 pm

Nick Elleray: Sassy Unit

Hey guys, it’s another show from Nick Elleray, which means jokes and talking and oh god why am I pretending you’re not just going to look at some clips online and base your decision on that? That’s what I’d do. You go do that and I’ll crack on with writing a funny show.

2022 Leicester Mercury finalist. 3-time qualifier for BBC New Comedy Award. “Quality downbeat comedy” Chortle. “Brilliant jokes” EdFestMag. “Cracking good jokes” Three Weeks.

04/08/2024 6:30 pm

Desiree Burch: The Golden Wrath (WIP)

At some point in every woman’s life, she realises she’s madder than all hell. Yep, well – let’s get started… The Mash Report, Taskmaster and Live at the Apollo star, and voice of Netflix’s Too Hot to Handle, brings a work-in-progress comedy hour to the Camden Fringe examining various masks that are starting to slip: the identities of her countries (USA and UK), her body, youth, and memory. As someone who’s narrowly escaped giving life and experiencing death, she’s the right voice for these very wrong times. ‘Near-perfect’ (Standard).

05/08/2024 8:00 pm

Desiree Burch: The Golden Wrath (WIP)

At some point in every woman’s life, she realises she’s madder than all hell. Yep, well – let’s get started… The Mash Report, Taskmaster and Live at the Apollo star, and voice of Netflix’s Too Hot to Handle, brings a work-in-progress comedy hour to the Camden Fringe examining various masks that are starting to slip: the identities of her countries (USA and UK), her body, youth, and memory. As someone who’s narrowly escaped giving life and experiencing death, she’s the right voice for these very wrong times. ‘Near-perfect’ (Standard).

06/08/2024 8:00 pm

Caroline Mabey Will Ruin Your Life

Rip-roaring, off-the-wall stand-up from one of the silliest people I know. A joyful, angry, thoughtful show about getting older and owning up to who you really are. However disastrous that may be. This is a work in progress. But aren’t we all?

‘Hilarious… funny and touching and brilliant’ – The Guardian
‘Mabey is thoroughly enjoyable company… the slightly deranged offspring of a menage a trois be-tween Vic Reeves, Harry Hill and Floella Benjamin’ – Evening Standard
‘A mischievous, kooky talent’ – Time Out
‘An absolute delight to watch… leaves you feeling a little bit dizzy and a big bit happy’ – The Skinny

07/08/2024 8:00 pm

Suchandrika Chakrabarti: Doomscrolling

Former journalist and ex-professional doomscroller, Suchandrika Chakrabarti (Funny Women ‘One To Watch’ 2020, British Comedy Guide Pro Performance Award finalist 2021) tries to explain the news to her niece (5), and speculates about the future (because no one can say she’s wrong).

Praise for previous work:
★★★★ “Leaves you with a smile on your face” – Theatre and Other Things LDN
“Vulnerable, poignant and hilarious” – Boom Chicago Comedy Festival Amsterdam

Sold out at VAULT Festival 2023
Writer for Have I Got News For You & Radio 4
As seen on NextUp Comedy
As heard on BBC Sounds

08/08/2024 6:30 pm

Caroline Mabey Will Ruin Your Life

Rip-roaring, off-the-wall stand-up from one of the silliest people I know. A joyful, angry, thoughtful show about getting older and owning up to who you really are. However disastrous that may be. This is a work in progress. But aren’t we all?

‘Hilarious… funny and touching and brilliant’ – The Guardian
‘Mabey is thoroughly enjoyable company… the slightly deranged offspring of a menage a trois be-tween Vic Reeves, Harry Hill and Floella Benjamin’ – Evening Standard
‘A mischievous, kooky talent’ – Time Out
‘An absolute delight to watch… leaves you feeling a little bit dizzy and a big bit happy’ – The Skinny

26/08/2024 8:00 pm

Suchandrika Chakrabarti: Doomscrolling

Rip-roaring, off-the-wall stand-up from one of the silliest people I know. A joyful, angry, thoughtful show about getting older and owning up to who you really are. However disastrous that may be. This is a work in progress. But aren’t we all?

‘Hilarious… funny and touching and brilliant’ – The Guardian
‘Mabey is thoroughly enjoyable company… the slightly deranged offspring of a menage a trois be-tween Vic Reeves, Harry Hill and Floella Benjamin’ – Evening Standard
‘A mischievous, kooky talent’ – Time Out
‘An absolute delight to watch… leaves you feeling a little bit dizzy and a big bit happy’ – The Skinny

09/08/2024 6:30 pm

Nick Elleray: Sassy Unit

Hey guys, it’s another show from Nick Elleray, which means jokes and talking and oh god why am I pretending you’re not just going to look at some clips online and base your decision on that? That’s what I’d do. You go do that and I’ll crack on with writing a funny show.

2022 Leicester Mercury finalist. 3-time qualifier for BBC New Comedy Award. “Quality downbeat comedy” Chortle. “Brilliant jokes” EdFestMag. “Cracking good jokes” Three Weeks.

10/08/2024 6:30 pm

Tadiwa Mahlunge: Professional Comedian

I’ve got a bunch of new jokes about being in my 20’s, working the day job, hanging out with my girlfriend – normal life shit. The material goes hard though – this is not for the Radio 4 listeners…

Here’s some nice stuff people have said about me…

★★★★ ‘Though their styles are different, the circuit might just have created another Jimmy Carr…’ – Chortle
★★★★ ‘Young and gifted, in comedy terms, he’s already looking like the complete, fully rounded package’ – The Scotsman
★★★★ ‘An impressively accomplished and infectiously funny debut hour, Tadiwa Mahlunge is a name you’ll want to watch out for’ – The Skinny
★★★★ ‘Considering this is his debut hour at the Fringe, he’s remarkably confident, with a set as smooth as his shiny silk shirt’ – Fest Mag

As seen / heard on Stand Sketch Show (ITV 2), The News Quiz (BBC Radio 4), Best of the Fringe (BBC Radio 4), What Just Happened (BBC Radio Wales), Comedians Giving Lectures (Dave), Comedy Central Live, and Live from Aberystwyth Pier (BBC Wales).

Tour support for Christina P, Tom Houghton, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Jessica Fostekew, and Desiree Burch.

‘Fearless comedian on the rise’ – Daniel Kaluuya
‘Very bloody funny’ – Aisling Bea
‘Tadiwa has been gathering pace as a prodigious act’ – Kiri Pritchard-McLean

‘National treasures, big names and the stars of tomorrow’ – The Times
‘15 comedy shows you need to see at the Edinburgh Fringe 2023’ – Rolling Stone
‘20 must-see comedy shows at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2023’ – The Sun
‘He’s going to be playing big venues very soon. Catch him on the way up’ – Metro

10/08/2024 8:00 pm

I Can Be Your Guru: Comedy and Tarot Show

After two divorces and a long winter of being single, comedian and writer Sinthujha VK turned to tarot cards for love and tax advice. Sinthujha now believes she’s sorted her life out. From mistake to mystic maybe she can sort your problems too? Just maybe she can be your guru!

Sinthujha VK is a Canadian Swedish Tamil comedian. In 2023 she won Swedens biggest comedy competition at Lund Comedy Festival. She has won the King Gong at the London Comedy store. She has performed at various popular clubs in London, Netherlands and Sweden. Her show, Can I be your Guru has sold out twice in Sweden.

Join Sinthujha on a comedic journey through love, loss, and being fierce.

10/08/2024 9:30 pm

Nick Elleray: Sassy Unit

Hey guys, it’s another show from Nick Elleray, which means jokes and talking and oh god why am I pretending you’re not just going to look at some clips online and base your decision on that? That’s what I’d do. You go do that and I’ll crack on with writing a funny show.

2022 Leicester Mercury finalist. 3-time qualifier for BBC New Comedy Award. “Quality downbeat comedy” Chortle. “Brilliant jokes” EdFestMag. “Cracking good jokes” Three Weeks.

11/08/2024 6:30 pm

Eleanor Tiernan: Work In Progress

A work in progress from the fake newsreader that is a London fave.
Featured on Stand Up For Live Comedy (BBC3), Comedy Central’s The Alternative Comedy Experience. Supported acts including Iliza Shlesinger, Stewart Lee, Tig Notaro, Ardal O’Hanlon, Jason Manford, Jason Byrne and Reginald D. Hunter. Panellist on BBC Radio 4’s News Quiz and Where’s the F In News? and The Blame Game (BBC Northern Ireland). Appeared in Holding, a new TV adaptation of Graham Norton’s debut novel.

“A magnificent curl in her lip and snarl in her voice” – Sunday Times.
“A uniquely oblique angle on the world” – Chortle.co.uk.
“Runs the gamut from stupidity to sharp, humane to topsy-turvy hilarious” – Fest Mag

13/08/2024 8:00 pm

Tom Mayhew: Get Rich or Die (Work in Progress)

Tom Mayhew (from Tom Mayhew is Benefit Scum) brings a work-in-progress new show to the Camden Fringe! There will be stuff about being skint and rap music, so it will be lots of fun.

A silly show about a shy white lad who loved 50 Cent.

13/08/2024 9:30 pm

Eleanor Tiernan – Work In Progress

A work in progress from the fake newsreader that is a London fave.
Featured on Stand Up For Live Comedy (BBC3), Comedy Central’s The Alternative Comedy Experience. Supported acts including Iliza Shlesinger, Stewart Lee, Tig Notaro, Ardal O’Hanlon, Jason Manford, Jason Byrne and Reginald D. Hunter. Panellist on BBC Radio 4’s News Quiz and Where’s the F In News? and The Blame Game (BBC Northern Ireland). Appeared in Holding, a new TV adaptation of Graham Norton’s debut novel.

“A magnificent curl in her lip and snarl in her voice” – Sunday Times.
“A uniquely oblique angle on the world” – Chortle.co.uk.
“Runs the gamut from stupidity to sharp, humane to topsy-turvy hilarious” – Fest Mag

14/08/2024 8:00 pm

Tom Mayhew: Get Rich or Die (Work in Progress)

Tom Mayhew (from Tom Mayhew is Benefit Scum) brings a work-in-progress new show to the Camden Fringe! There will be stuff about being skint and rap music, so it will be lots of fun.

A silly show about a shy white lad who loved 50 Cent.

14/08/2024 9:30 pm

Big Angie: Firestarter

Hotter than a retubed sunbed in Dubai and fresh from two sold out nights at the IMAX in Glasgow Science Centre, Big Angie brings her Glasgow International Comedy Festival triumph, Firestarter, to the Camden Fringe – starring creator and original Big Angie himself, Kevin Brannigan.

Blazing a trail of disruption from Glasgow’s East End to London’s West End (well, Camden… but who cares about details?), from battery in a butcher’s shop to sinfluencing in Tenerife, Big Angie’s big mouth starts a fire all around the world.

Join Big Angie, Glasgow’s Big Darlin’, as one white lie sparks a wildfire and her fabrications fuel an inferno in Big Angie’s hottest escapade yet!

Glasgow International Comedy Festival, Merchant City Festival and Edinburgh Fringe sell out shows 2023.
Glasgow International Comedy Festival, Glasgow Life Community Tour and Manchester’s Cockatoo Club sell out shows 2024.

‘Kevin Brannigan has created a character who will be up there with Rab C. Nesbitt, Lily Savage and Victoria Wood.’ – Scotland’s Daily Record

‘Big Angie is a big star doing brilliantly with a massive and wide ranging audience across BBC Scotland social outlets. Angie will be playing big venues for years to come and I cant wait to see what chaos she creates on TV and social media as well.’ Steven Canny, Executive Producer of Comedy, BBC Scotland

15/08/2024 8:30 pm

Will Rowland: Masterpiece in Progress

The New Comedian of the Year finalist and co-creator of Crizards (**** The Guardian) uncurls from his sleeping spot in the airing cupboard to ponder life’s most pressing issues: the decline of civilisation, the degradation of the natural world, and the dwindling acceptance of invitations to his birthday barbeques.

Praise for Crizards:

★★★★ The Telegraph

★★★★ Broadway Baby

★★★★ The List

★★★★ Entertainment Focus

★★★★ The Skinny

★★★★ Edinburgh Festivals Magazine

★★★★★ Broadway World

 

16/08/2024 6:30 pm

Big Angie: Firestarter

Hotter than a retubed sunbed in Dubai and fresh from two sold out nights at the IMAX in Glasgow Science Centre, Big Angie brings her Glasgow International Comedy Festival triumph, Firestarter, to the Camden Fringe – starring creator and original Big Angie himself, Kevin Brannigan.

Blazing a trail of disruption from Glasgow’s East End to London’s West End (well, Camden… but who cares about details?), from battery in a butcher’s shop to sinfluencing in Tenerife, Big Angie’s big mouth starts a fire all around the world.

Join Big Angie, Glasgow’s Big Darlin’, as one white lie sparks a wildfire and her fabrications fuel an inferno in Big Angie’s hottest escapade yet!

Glasgow International Comedy Festival, Merchant City Festival and Edinburgh Fringe sell out shows 2023.
Glasgow International Comedy Festival, Glasgow Life Community Tour and Manchester’s Cockatoo Club sell out shows 2024.

‘Kevin Brannigan has created a character who will be up there with Rab C. Nesbitt, Lily Savage and Victoria Wood.’ – Scotland’s Daily Record

‘Big Angie is a big star doing brilliantly with a massive and wide ranging audience across BBC Scotland social outlets. Angie will be playing big venues for years to come and I cant wait to see what chaos she creates on TV and social media as well.’ Steven Canny, Executive Producer of Comedy, BBC Scotland

16/08/2024 8:30 pm

Will Rowland: Masterpiece in Progress

The New Comedian of the Year finalist and co-creator of Crizards (**** The Guardian) uncurls from his sleeping spot in the airing cupboard to ponder life’s most pressing issues: the decline of civilisation, the degradation of the natural world, and the dwindling acceptance of invitations to his birthday barbeques.

Praise for Crizards:

★★★★ The Telegraph

★★★★ Broadway Baby

★★★★ The List

★★★★ Entertainment Focus

★★★★ The Skinny

★★★★ Edinburgh Festivals Magazine

★★★★★ Broadway World

17/08/2024 6:30 pm

Caroline Mabey Will Ruin Your Life

Rip-roaring, off-the-wall stand-up from one of the silliest people I know. A joyful, angry, thoughtful show about getting older and owning up to who you really are. However disastrous that may be. This is a work in progress. But aren’t we all?

‘Hilarious… funny and touching and brilliant’ – The Guardian
‘Mabey is thoroughly enjoyable company… the slightly deranged offspring of a menage a trois be-tween Vic Reeves, Harry Hill and Floella Benjamin’ – Evening Standard
‘A mischievous, kooky talent’ – Time Out
‘An absolute delight to watch… leaves you feeling a little bit dizzy and a big bit happy’ – The Skinny

17/08/2024 8:00 pm

Improv Deathmatch

An adrenaline-fuelled improvised comedy show where two teams go into battle to see who can make the audience laugh hardest. Based on suggestions provided by you, scenes, sketches and songs are made up right before your eyes as teams battle to win points. Who wins? You decide!

Returning to the Camden Fringe for a record eighth year after previous sell-out runs, join us every Saturday night during August in our two fantastic venues to see who will be crowned the 2024 champions.
Recommended by the London Evening Standard, Time Out, thespyinthestalls.com, FringeReview and Views from the Gods.

“Incredibly good” ★★★★ Voicemag

17/08/2024 9:30 pm

Caroline Mabey Will Ruin Your Life

Rip-roaring, off-the-wall stand-up from one of the silliest people I know. A joyful, angry, thoughtful show about getting older and owning up to who you really are. However disastrous that may be. This is a work in progress. But aren’t we all?

‘Hilarious… funny and touching and brilliant’ – The Guardian
‘Mabey is thoroughly enjoyable company… the slightly deranged offspring of a menage a trois be-tween Vic Reeves, Harry Hill and Floella Benjamin’ – Evening Standard
‘A mischievous, kooky talent’ – Time Out
‘An absolute delight to watch… leaves you feeling a little bit dizzy and a big bit happy’ – The Skinny

18/08/2024 8:00 pm

Dillon & Olly: Aliens Hate Our Jokes

DILLON & OLLY: ALIENS HATE OUR JOKES is a small-scale Edinburgh Fringe standup show.
After comedians Dillon Harris & Olly Miller accidentally tell the “worst joke in the Universe”, they summon aliens from the intergalactic joke federation, who threaten to blow up the Earth unless they can deliver an hour of solid standup.

19/08/2024 8:00 pm

Dillon & Olly: Aliens Hate Our Jokes

DILLON & OLLY: ALIENS HATE OUR JOKES is a small-scale Edinburgh Fringe standup show.
After comedians Dillon Harris & Olly Miller accidentally tell the “worst joke in the Universe”, they summon aliens from the intergalactic joke federation, who threaten to blow up the Earth unless they can deliver an hour of solid standup.

20/08/2024 8:00 pm

Emily McQuade: Duck Haunt

Who should we look up to as we get older? Should we be wary of waterfowl? If ghosts are real, then why is my Nan so quiet? A work in progress stand-up comedy show about dark things, light things and quacking things covered in feathers. (Photo by Steve Best)

21/08/2024 8:00 pm

Paul F Taylor: Off The Paul

Professional oddball Paul F Taylor returns to Camden Fringe with a brand new show. See quirky one-liners, one-man sketches, improvised nonsense and much much more (but probably just that). As seen on Channel 4 and heard on Radio 4.

“Brilliantly funny nonsense” ★★★★ – The List.

“Should be required viewing for all wannabe surrealists” ★★★★ – The Skinny.

“Paul F Taylor is going to rear a cult following of those with refined senses of humour, and you should join us” ★★★★ – ThreeWeeks.

“Delicious musings … . Very funny” ★★★★ – Metro.

“Kill to get a ticket, but remember to dispose of the body” Harry Hill.

22/08/2024 8:00 pm

F*ck Toys

Two best friends devise a plan to invite guys over for a spicy appointment… but the boys never make it out. By taking control of their sexuality, these girl bosses plan to defeat the patriarchy, one incel at a time.

F*ck Toys is a new play using stand-up comedy to explore sex, patriarchy, queerness, and if you can be feminist and remain friends. After a sell-out preview at the Cervantes Theatre in 2023, F*ck Toys is back with a new name and ready to slay *snaps*.

This show is for anyone who feels pressured to make active change under a patriarchy. This show is for anyone who wants to find the answer to racism. This show is for anyone who wants to feel empowered in their body and their sexuality, and this show is for anyone who wants to have a huge belly laugh or even a loud guffaw or two after a long day at work.

Grab your girlie pop bestie and come rage about the patriarchy with us. There will be blood. Get ready.

22/07/2024 9:30 pm

Paul F Taylor: Off The Paul

Professional oddball Paul F Taylor returns to Camden Fringe with a brand new show. See quirky one-liners, one-man sketches, improvised nonsense and much much more (but probably just that). As seen on Channel 4 and heard on Radio 4.

“Brilliantly funny nonsense” ★★★★ – The List.

“Should be required viewing for all wannabe surrealists” ★★★★ – The Skinny.

“Paul F Taylor is going to rear a cult following of those with refined senses of humour, and you should join us” ★★★★ – ThreeWeeks.

“Delicious musings … . Very funny” ★★★★ – Metro.

“Kill to get a ticket, but remember to dispose of the body” Harry Hill.

23/08/2024 8:00 pm

F*ck Toys

Two best friends devise a plan to invite guys over for a spicy appointment… but the boys never make it out. By taking control of their sexuality, these girl bosses plan to defeat the patriarchy, one incel at a time.

F*ck Toys is a new play using stand-up comedy to explore sex, patriarchy, queerness, and if you can be feminist and remain friends. After a sell-out preview at the Cervantes Theatre in 2023, F*ck Toys is back with a new name and ready to slay *snaps*.

This show is for anyone who feels pressured to make active change under a patriarchy. This show is for anyone who wants to find the answer to racism. This show is for anyone who wants to feel empowered in their body and their sexuality, and this show is for anyone who wants to have a huge belly laugh or even a loud guffaw or two after a long day at work.

Grab your girlie pop bestie and come rage about the patriarchy with us. There will be blood. Get ready.

23/08/2024 9:30 pm

Will Rowland: Masterpiece in Progress

The New Comedian of the Year finalist and co-creator of Crizards (**** The Guardian) uncurls from his sleeping spot in the airing cupboard to ponder life’s most pressing issues: the decline of civilisation, the degradation of the natural world, and the dwindling acceptance of invitations to his birthday barbeques.

Praise for Crizards:

★★★★ The Telegraph

★★★★ Broadway Baby

★★★★ The List

★★★★ Entertainment Focus

★★★★ The Skinny

★★★★ Edinburgh Festivals Magazine

★★★★★ Broadway World

24/08/2024 6:30 pm

Paul F Taylor: Off The Paul

Professional oddball Paul F Taylor returns to Camden Fringe with a brand new show. See quirky one-liners, one-man sketches, improvised nonsense and much much more (but probably just that). As seen on Channel 4 and heard on Radio 4.

“Brilliantly funny nonsense” ★★★★ – The List.

“Should be required viewing for all wannabe surrealists” ★★★★ – The Skinny.

“Paul F Taylor is going to rear a cult following of those with refined senses of humour, and you should join us” ★★★★ – ThreeWeeks.

“Delicious musings … . Very funny” ★★★★ – Metro.

“Kill to get a ticket, but remember to dispose of the body” Harry Hill.

24/08/2024 8:00 pm

Improv Deathmatch

An adrenaline-fuelled improvised comedy show where two teams go into battle to see who can make the audience laugh hardest. Based on suggestions provided by you, scenes, sketches and songs are made up right before your eyes as teams battle to win points. Who wins? You decide!

Returning to the Camden Fringe for a record eighth year after previous sell-out runs, join us every Saturday night during August in our two fantastic venues to see who will be crowned the 2024 champions.
Recommended by the London Evening Standard, Time Out, thespyinthestalls.com, FringeReview and Views from the Gods.

“Incredibly good” ★★★★ Voicemag

24/08/2024 9:30 pm

Nick Elleray: Sassy Unit

Hey guys, it’s another show from Nick Elleray, which means jokes and talking and oh god why am I pretending you’re not just going to look at some clips online and base your decision on that? That’s what I’d do. You go do that and I’ll crack on with writing a funny show.

2022 Leicester Mercury finalist. 3-time qualifier for BBC New Comedy Award. “Quality downbeat comedy” Chortle. “Brilliant jokes” EdFestMag. “Cracking good jokes” Three Weeks.

25/08/2024 6:30 pm

Paul F Taylor: Off The Paul

Professional oddball Paul F Taylor returns to Camden Fringe with a brand new show. See quirky one-liners, one-man sketches, improvised nonsense and much much more (but probably just that). As seen on Channel 4 and heard on Radio 4.

“Brilliantly funny nonsense” ★★★★ – The List.

“Should be required viewing for all wannabe surrealists” ★★★★ – The Skinny.

“Paul F Taylor is going to rear a cult following of those with refined senses of humour, and you should join us” ★★★★ – ThreeWeeks.

“Delicious musings … . Very funny” ★★★★ – Metro.

“Kill to get a ticket, but remember to dispose of the body” Harry Hill.

25/08/2024 8:00 pm